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  1. lithub.com › one-great-short-story-to-read-today-j-g-ballards-the-garden-of-timeOne great short story to read today: J.G. Ballard’s “The Garden...

    May 6, 2024 · “The Garden of Time” by J.G. Ballard Today is the 2024 Met Gala, which makes it a perfect day to read or revisit Ballard’s 1962 story “The Garden of Time,” which serves as the inspiration for the legendary party’s dress code.

  2. www.nytimes.com › 2024/05/06 › fashionWhat’s the Meaning Behind ‘The Garden of Times,’ the J.G. Ballard...

    May 6, 2024 · In 1962, J.G. Ballard published “The Garden of Time,” a short story about aristocrats overrun by “an immense rabble.” Now it’s the dress-code theme for the year’s most lavish ball.

  3. www.goodreads.com › book › showThe Garden of Time by J.G. Ballard - Goodreads

    "The Garden of Time" by J. G. Ballard (1962) is a short story of speculative fiction. It is about an elegant couple living in a beautiful villa. They have a garden of crystal time flowers. When each flower is plucked, it deliquesces (melts) from a solid to a liquid and then disappears. When that happens, time reverses.

  4. readerslibrary.org › wp-content › uploadsThe Garden of Time - READERS LIBRARY

    The Garden of Time by James Graham Ballard, 1930-2009 Published: 1962 in »Fantasy and Science Fiction« J J J J J I I I I I Towards evening, when the great shadow of the Palladian villa filled the terrace, Count Axel left his library and walked down the wide marble steps among the time flowers.

  5. lithub.com › read-the-1962-short-story-that-inspired-this-years-met-gala-themeRead the 1962 Short Story That Inspired This Year’s Met Gala...

    May 2, 2024 · THE GARDEN OF TIME by J.G. Ballard 1962. Towards evening, when the great shadow of the Palladian villa filled the terrace, Count Axel left his library and walked down the wide marble steps among the time flowers.

  6. www.nbcnewyork.com › entertainment › the-sceneThe book behind the 2024 Met Gala theme, ‘The Garden of Time'

    To better understand the theme of the 2024 Met Gala, look no further than the pages of J.G. Ballard’s “The Garden of Time.” Kay Angrum visits the Brooklyn Public Library to learn more from...

  7. medium.com › poplit › the-garden-of-time-the-story-behind-this-years-met-gala“The Garden of Time” — The Story Behind This Year’s Met Gala...

    May 8, 2024 · “The Garden of Time” unfolds in a world where a count and countess use “time flowers” from their garden to manipulate time and keep a menacing mob at bay. With each plucked bloom, they wind...

  8. www.bbc.com › 20240503-the-delicious-irony-of-the-met-galas-garden-of-time-themeThe 'delicious irony' of the Met Gala's Garden of Time theme - ...

    May 5, 2024 · In JG Ballard's dystopian story The Garden of Time – which has inspired this year's dress code – the super-rich hide themselves in Arcadian splendour while the "great unwashed" riot.

  9. www.oxfordstudent.com › 2024/04/25 › the-garden-of-timeThe Garden of Time: the sci-fi short story behind this year’s Met...

    Apr 25, 2024 · This is the premise of The Garden of Time, a 1962 short story by J.G. Ballard. Previously lesser-known, the work of science fiction has recently been propelled into the limelight due to its nomination as the theme for the 2024 Met Gala. So why was this tale chosen? How might it influence celebrity fashion?

  10. www.today.com › popculture › met-gala-theme-2024-garden-of-time-explained-rcna150150Met Gala Theme 2024: What Is 'The Garden Of Time'? - TODAY

    The theme gets its name from the same-name 1962 short story by English novelist J.G. Ballard, in which a count and his wife temporarily stave off a mob by clipping a “time flower” from...